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Milliken's Bend

A Civil War Battle in History and Memory

The Civil War battle of Milliken's Bend, showing African-American soldiers holding their ground against a Confederate attack, as imagined by an artist from Harper's Weekly, published July 4, 1863.
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Rebels Attack Milliken’s Bend – June 7, 1863

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2013 by Milliken's BendMarch 3, 2014

  Brig. Gen. Henry McCulloch’s men, part of Walker’s Texas Division, had been marching and countermarching, embarking on boats, disembarking, then re-embarking to go back from whence they came, over the course of several weeks. On the last day of … Continue reading →

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Book review: Freedom’s Women

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 28, 2013 by Milliken's BendFebruary 1, 2014

As we close out Black History Month, and begin Women’s History Month, this seems like a fitting time to discuss how black women in the region of Milliken’s Bend were affected by the war. One of the finest works I … Continue reading →

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